Delany, Samuel R., author.

Times Square red, Times Square blue / Samuel R. Delany.

New York : New York University Press, [1999]
©1999

xviii, 203 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Sexual cultures

If one street in America can claim to be the most infamous, it is surely Forty-second Street. Once known for its peep shows, street corner hustlers, and movie houses, Forty-second Street has been overwhelmed by the quest for safety - from safe sex and safe neighborhoods to safe cities and safe relationships. Now defined by corporate theme stores and large, neon-lit cafes, Forty-second Street has, in effect, become a family tourist attraction for visitors from Berlin, Tokyo, Westchester County, and the New Jersey suburbs.
Samuel R. Delany sees a disappearance, not only of the old Times Square, but of the complex social relationships that developed there; the points of contact between people of different classes and races in a public space. In Times Square Red, Times Square Blue, Delany tackles the question of why public restrooms, peep shows, and tree-filled parks are necessary to a city's physical and psychological landscape. Times Square Red, Times Square Blue paints a portrait of a society dismantling the institutions that promote communication between classes and disguising its fears of cross-class contact as "family values."

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Sex industry New York (State) New York.
Sex customs New York (State) New York.
Male homosexuality New York (State) New York.
Urban renewal New York (State) New York History 20th century.
Industrie pornographique New York (État) New York.
Vie sexuelle New York (État) New York.
Homosexualité masculine New York (État) New York.
Rénovation urbaine New York (État) New York Histoire 20e siècle.
Male homosexuality
Manners and customs
Sex customs
Sex industry
Social conditions
Urban renewal
Sex shops.
Sexual practices.
Sex (Act)
Sexuality.
Gay men.
Sexual minorities.
Men.
LGBTQ+ people.
Gender identity.
Sex-oriented businesses New York (State) New York.
Urban renewal New York (State) New York.
Times Square (New York, N.Y.) Social life and customs.
Times Square (New York, N.Y.) Social conditions.
Times Square (New York, N.Y.) Mœurs et coutumes.
Times Square (New York, N.Y.) Conditions sociales.
New York (State) New York
New York (State) New York Times Square

History
Annotations (Provenance) CtY-BR

Sexual cultures.

Location: Library main 222591
Call No.: HQ146.N7 D4 1999
Status: Available